After coaches voting in the US LBM-sponsored poll tabbed the Longhorns as the nation's top team last week, Texas was voted as the No. 1 team in the first AP Poll of the campaign released Monday. Since 2000, only USC and Alabama have won the national championship after starting the season ranked first.

The Preseason AP Poll was released Monday, and Texas landed at the No. 1 spot. The Longhorns are joined in the Top 5 by Penn State, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia, which all rank 2 through 5, respectively.

The preseason AP top 25 poll, which was released on Monday, has the Longhorns ranked No. 1 in its first poll ahead of the college football season. It will be the only poll released before Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) games officially kick off on Aug. 23.

It was another banner day for the Texas Longhorns as 10 players received 2025 Preseason Coaches' All-SEC team selections. First-team honorees Tre Wisner, DJ Campbell, Anthony Hill Jr., Colin Simmons,

Texas received 25 first-place votes and 1,552 points to give the Southeastern Conference the preseason No. 1 team for a record fifth straight year. The Nittany Lions got 23 first-place votes and 1,547 points for their highest preseason ranking since they were No. 1 to open the 1997 season.

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Texas' No. 1 AP preseason ranking is a first for the Longhorns and their highest to start the season since being No. 2 in 2009, the last time they played for a national title.